Three the Hard Way (ACRO, #7) in Riptide Publishing

Dec 20, 2014 BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme rated it liked it

Shelves: m-m, netgalley-reviews, romantic-suspense, psychic, menage

Two dangerous alpha men fighting over a third man is smexy hawt. In Three the Hard Way, Author duo Sydney Croft create a mouthwatering ménage. Taggart Brody and Justice McKinney have been best friends since childhood. Blood brothers who grew up in survivalist mode because of their paranoid mothers, they never thought a day would come where they would be separated.

Years later, Taggart finally escapes a terrorist organization and uses his survivalist skills to stay off the grid. When it looks lik ...more

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Oct 18, 2014 Lisa Arbitrary - AttentionIsArbitrary M/M Blog marked it as to-read

Shelves: m-m-romance, paranormal-romance, must-reads, riptide-publishing, m-m-m, se-jakes

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YES, for a standalone MMM from this amazing writing duo!

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Nov 02, 2014 Purplegirl rated it it was ok

Shelves: m-m-m, assassins, series-to-check-on, cabin-love, needed-an-epilogue, not-an-original-idea, super-powers, one-person-loves-multiple

As I was reading this book, it greatly reminded me of Bound by Law, which is my favorite m/m menage book. The three guys in the cabin that were all brought together because on man loved them both and the other two guys didn't want to lose him so they tried to make it work. The difference was that Justice, Ian and Taggert weren't as interesting as Styx, Law and Paulo and I couldn't stop comparing. It made much more sense when I found out that one of the authors wrote under the pen name of SE Jake ...more

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Dec 02, 2014 Mtsnow13 rated it really liked it

Shelves: m-m, menage, paranormal, fantasy, paranormal-scifi, romance, series-read, less-than-200-pages, new-release, arc

This was more of a 3.5 for me, but the Charity aspect made me bump it up a spot:)

Back when I was reading mostly M/F romance I had been introduced to an interesting sounding action-packed paranormal series full of kick-ass women and alpha males written by the dynamic duo of Stephanie Tyler (a.k.a. S.E. Jakes) and Larissa Ione writing as 'Sydney Croft'. I was just getting ready to dig into this particular series when I found M/M romance, and I really haven't had the chance or even the desire to re ...more

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Dec 02, 2014 Jody rated it really liked it

As a fan of m/m books I just gobble them up, and with the inclusion of paranormal powers, I was ready for one heckuva ride with this read. What I ultimately got was a satisfying story with just a few quibbles to keep it from being great.

Justice and Taggart grew up with only each other to count on. Their mothers kept them as hidden as possible when they were young as they have special abilities that had them targeted as medical specimens. They were as close as could be until they had a falling ou As a fan of m/m books I just gobble them up, and with the inclusion of paranormal powers, I was ready for one heckuva ride with this read. What I ultimately got was a satisfying story with just a few quibbles to keep it from being great.

Justice and Taggart grew up with only each other to count on. Their mothers kept them as hidden as possible when they were young as they have special abilities that had them targeted as medical specimens. They were as close as could be until they had a falling out that left Taggart running. In their years apart Taggart moved on with Ian until Ian sold him out to be tortured by the enemy. Once Taggart escaped he ran back to where he always felt safest....back in Justice's arms. Ian's not far behind though, desperate to make amends. With the enemy looking for Taggart too these three men must work together to fight the enemy off as well as their growing attraction in this story that's full of twists and edge of your seat suspense.

Tag and Justice had an unbreakable bond, even with past hurts they would always be there for each other. Their reunion was sweet and teeming with sexual tension and I loved seeing their strong youthful connection morph into endearing and sensual banter in a believable adult relationship. Ian's part in the triad was a bit more unbelievable considering his betrayal of Tag. That's not to say that Ian's not sexy but he should've had to grovel more before he earned a place back in Tag's bed. Each man is appealing in their own way with distinct personalities that work well together. Their sexual connection is hot but as a whole I never felt that their triad was based on love, it was more attraction based on sex and the other's needs to make Tag happy.

Though this book can be read on its own I wish more information had been given about ACRO and their purpose. I enjoyed the inclusion of these men's special powers too but would've liked to know more about where they came from. Though this book can be read on its own I think more of my questions would've been answered had I read the rest of the series. Those looking for hot m/m loving with suspenseful storytelling will definitely want to grab this book! ...more

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